Economics

The Augusta market president for a Southeastern Bank has had a busy few weeks, from a trip to the New York Stock Exchange, also to receive an honor across the Peach State. All while the parent company of his bank acquired another bank! Chris McLaughlin from Colony Bank in Evans will be serving a three-year term as a member of the Leadership Georgia Bankers Association Board of Directors. Leadership GBA supports the advancement of career bankers by providing leadership development training, serving as a forum through which career bankers can network and

The temperatures are hot, and so are the projections for the economic impact of visitors headed to the Augusta River Region for meetings, reunions, and other events. More than 7,000 visitors will be in town, generating almost $6,400,000 in the month of August. The largest boost comes from the TechNet conference to be held in mid-August. This will be the 12th year TechNet has been hosted in Augusta. It brings in at least 6,000 attendees, with more than half coming from outside Georgia and South Carolina. That conference alone is estimated to generate more

For the third time since May, Augusta is showing up in a survey of locations to do business. Georgia overall is ranked well on another “Best Of” report, and Augusta is in the top 20 in the results. Global Location Strategies (GLS) has published the 2025 edition of its Best Places for Food Manufacturing report. Augusta checks in nationwide at number 12. In May, a report by GLS on the Best Places for Primary Metal Manufacturing Insights report, Augusta was ranked at number 21. That reflected a jump from 42